• Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Celebrating 25 Years of FINAL FANTASY X! Join legendary Maestro Arnie Roth and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for this special presentation celebrating FINAL FANTASY X! Highlights will include iconic music by Nobuo Uematsu, including “Hymn of the Fayth/The Sending,” “Zanarkand,” and “Suteki da ne,” sung by original vocalist RIKKI for the first time […]

  • Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Celebrating 25 Years of FINAL FANTASY X! Join legendary Maestro Arnie Roth and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for this special presentation celebrating FINAL FANTASY X! Highlights will include iconic music by Nobuo Uematsu, including “Hymn of the Fayth/The Sending,” “Zanarkand,” and “Suteki da ne,” sung by original vocalist RIKKI for the first time […]

  • Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Celebrating 25 Years of FINAL FANTASY X! Join legendary Maestro Arnie Roth and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for this special presentation celebrating FINAL FANTASY X! Highlights will include iconic music by Nobuo Uematsu, including “Hymn of the Fayth/The Sending,” “Zanarkand,” and “Suteki da ne,” sung by original vocalist RIKKI for the first time […]

  • Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Celebrating 25 Years of FINAL FANTASY X! Join legendary Maestro Arnie Roth and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for this special presentation celebrating FINAL FANTASY X! Highlights will include iconic music by Nobuo Uematsu, including “Hymn of the Fayth/The Sending,” “Zanarkand,” and “Suteki da ne,” sung by original vocalist RIKKI for the first time […]

  • Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Finnis

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Experience the versatile skill and boundary-spanning musicality of Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the knock-out British cellist who won the BBC Young Musician competition and played at Harry and Meghan’s royal wedding. Still in his 20s but deep in his performance career, Kanneh-Mason will be the first soloist in Australia to play Edmund Finnis’ Cello Concerto, and you’ll […]

  • Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Finnis

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Experience the versatile skill and boundary-spanning musicality of Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the knock-out British cellist who won the BBC Young Musician competition and played at Harry and Meghan’s royal wedding. Still in his 20s but deep in his performance career, Kanneh-Mason will be the first soloist in Australia to play Edmund Finnis’ Cello Concerto, and you’ll […]

  • Quick Fix at Half Six: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Tchaikovsky’s decisive Symphony No.5 will leave you firmly grounded in the human experience as it travels through the universal experiences of challenge and triumph. The opening notes establish the role of ‘fate’ (much like another famous 'Fifth' Symphony by Beethoven). While the reoccurring theme throughout this work may reflect Tchaikovsky's own resignation to forces outside […]

  • Jaime conducts Mahler 6

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Mahler’s Symphony No.6 is a spectacle. The percussionist will flex their muscles, raise a massive hammer in the air, and blow it down with full force inside the concert hall! It’s a climactic point in the symphony that explores philosophical themes of fate and existential angst. Mahler composed it before World War I, and it […]

  • Jaime conducts Mahler 6

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Mahler’s Symphony No.6 is a spectacle. The percussionist will flex their muscles, raise a massive hammer in the air, and blow it down with full force inside the concert hall! It’s a climactic point in the symphony that explores philosophical themes of fate and existential angst. Mahler composed it before World War I, and it […]

  • Jaime conducts Mahler 6

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Mahler’s Symphony No.6 is a spectacle. The percussionist will flex their muscles, raise a massive hammer in the air, and blow it down with full force inside the concert hall! It’s a climactic point in the symphony that explores philosophical themes of fate and existential angst. Mahler composed it before World War I, and it […]

  • Metropolis: Sounds of Cinema

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    A celebration of some of Australia’s – and the world’s – finest living composers, Metropolis showcases the MSO’s commitment to contemporary symphonic music. In 2026, the MSO explores the fascinating world of Foley – the art of creating sound effects for film – in Thomas Meadowcroft's remarkable concerto. You'll also hear music written for iconic […]

  • Chorus in a Day

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Principal Guest Conductor Benjamin Northey leads community choristers alongside members of the MSO Chorus in this performance of Fauré’s Requiem. Applications to participate open in February 2026! Featuring Community choristers side by side with the MSO Chorus Benjamin Northey conductor Mia Chenea Robinson soprano Aidan Hodder* baritone *Melba Opera Trust artist https://www.facebook.com/events/1386999349706559/

  • Classic Kids: Carnival of the Animals (Relaxed Performance)

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Get ready to stomp, swoop, and swim through a wild musical adventure with Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns! This concert features a parade of musical creatures, including some new animal-inspired pieces — from tiptoeing tortoises to a roaring lion — all brought to life by the MSO with pictures drawn by you! Send […]

  • Jussen Brothers play Poulenc

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Be swept into the wild and unpredictable momentum of Toru Takemitsu’s Three Film Scores on our truly unique concert program of French and Japanese works. The films in question are varied in story and style, but you can expect a mix of New York-style jazz with a romantic feel. And Birds Are Still… is a […]

  • Quick Fix at Half Six: Yoshimatsu & Poulenc

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    Japanese conductor Nodoka Okisawa returns to lead the MSO in a contrasting program of French and Japanese works. And Birds Are Still… is a contemplative work from Takashi Yoshimatsu that contrasts the lightness of nature with the weight of the human experience. Meanwhile, Poulenc’s delightful Sinfonietta is full of light and dance. Program Takashi Yoshimatsu […]

  • The Music of Elton: 40 Years of MSO X Elton John

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    40 years ago, Elton John invited the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to accompany him on a national orchestral tour. Now the MSO pays tribute to the musical icon in these Australian-exclusive concerts. Recognised as one of the most successful artists in music history with more than 300 million records sold, Sir Elton John needs no further […]

  • The Music of Elton: 40 Years of MSO X Elton John

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    40 years ago, Elton John invited the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to accompany him on a national orchestral tour. Now the MSO pays tribute to the musical icon in these Australian-exclusive concerts. Recognised as one of the most successful artists in music history with more than 300 million records sold, Sir Elton John needs no further […]

  • The Music of Elton: 40 Years of MSO X Elton John

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    40 years ago, Elton John invited the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to accompany him on a national orchestral tour. Now the MSO pays tribute to the musical icon in these Australian-exclusive concerts. Recognised as one of the most successful artists in music history with more than 300 million records sold, Sir Elton John needs no further […]

  • Hope & Bravery: Shostakovich & Tomasi

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    The two works on this program were written during the 1940s, during some of the most significant years and events in modern world history. One composer wrote their music during the height of wartime, and the other composer wrote looking back. Shostakovich wrote Symphony No.7 during the Siege of Leningrad. Loudspeakers projected its early performance […]

  • Hope & Bravery: Shostakovich & Tomasi

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level, Southbank, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3006

    The two works on this program were written during the 1940s, during some of the most significant years and events in modern world history. One composer wrote their music during the height of wartime, and the other composer wrote looking back. Shostakovich wrote Symphony No.7 during the Siege of Leningrad. Loudspeakers projected its early performance […]